Robert Langdon - 02 - The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Author:Dan Brown
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Thriller
ISBN: 9780307474278
Published: 2009-03-29T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 56

SOPHIE STARED AT Teabing a long moment and then turned to Langdon. ‘The Holy Grail is a person?’

Langdon nodded. ‘A woman, in fact.’ From the blank look on Sophie’s face, Langdon could tell they had already lost her. He recalled having a similar reaction the first time he heard the statement. It was not until he understood the symbology behind the Grail that the feminine connection became clear.

Teabing apparently had a similar thought. ‘Robert, perhaps this is the moment for the symbologist to clarify?’ He went to a nearby end table, found a piece of paper, and laid it in front of Langdon.

Langdon pulled a pen from his pocket. ‘Sophie, are you familiar with the modern icons for male and female?’ He drew the common male symbol and female symbol .

‘Of course,’ she said.

‘These,’ he said quietly, ‘are not the original symbols for male and female. Many people incorrectly assume the male symbol is derived from a shield and spear, while the female symbol represents a mirror reflecting beauty. In fact, the symbols originated as ancient astronomical symbols for the planet-god Mars and planet-goddess Venus. The original symbols are far simpler.’ Langdon drew another icon on the paper.

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